Violinist Zino Francescatti, famed for his sweet tone and lyrical playing, was born on this day in 1902. Here’s his Beethoven Concerto recording with Bruno Walter and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, made in 1961.⁠ ⁠ “If violin playing is in the way of becoming a noble art again this artist is one of those responsible for the change,” wrote Virgil Thomson of Francescatti in 1947.⁠ ⁠ Listen via the link in our bio.